“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” —Sigmund Freud Many thanks to Anthony Lawlor, from whom I found this quote on Twitter.... Read more >>

I think anyone who’s been reading this blog knows how profoundly touched I was by Devotion, Dani Shapiro’s memoir that came out this winter. I was very privileged to meet Dani at a couple... Read more >>

I don’t know about you, but I have a lot on my plate and it keeps getting fuller and fuller. Being a wife, mother, entrepreneur, friend, sister, daughter, etc. brings on a whole laundry list of... Read more >>

There is a pervasive myth in our society that a good marriage is like living on easy street. People have the misperception that there’s never or rarely any tension in a happy marriage. In my... Read more >>

I’m in an online coaching program right now. Each week the journaling software provides me with an online guided journaling prompt. This week I was asked a very provocative question:... Read more >>

If you are a busy mother, you know how difficult it is to get time alone. Time to replenish and restore yourself—body, mind, and spirit. Time to revel in peaceful quiet, to sit and relax, even... Read more >>